Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood' photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage/Miramax

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney, "Michael Clayton" Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men" Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney, "Michael Clayton" Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men" Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises" (Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood' photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage/Miramax)

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role George Clooney, "Michael Clayton" Daniel Day-Lewis, "There Will Be Blood" Johnny Depp, "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" Tommy Lee Jones, "No Country for Old Men" Viggo Mortensen, "Eastern Promises"

Daniel Day-Lewis in 'There Will Be Blood' photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage/Miramax